שמים

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Hebrew

השמיים עם עננים

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (“sky, heaven”). Cognate with Arabic سَمَاء (samāʔ, “sky”).

Pronunciation

Noun

שמיים / שָׁמַיִם • (shamáyim) m pl (singular construct שְׁמֵי־, Biblical Hebrew pausal form שָׁמָיִם)

  1. (dual tantum) The sky, skies, heavens, heaven.

Usage notes

  • Like its English translations, the word is usually found in the definite form הַשָּׁמַיִם (hashamáyim).

Declension

Declension of שָׁמַיִם
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
plural indefinite שָׁמַיִם first שמיי / שָׁמַי שָׁמֵינוּ
definite הַשָּׁמַיִם second שָׁמֶיךָ שמייך / שָׁמַיִךְ שְׁמֵיכֶם שְׁמֵיכֶן
construct שְׁמֵי־ third שָׁמָיו שָׁמֶיהָ שְׁמֵיהֶם שְׁמֵיהֶן

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